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Pinocchio

by Kambole Campbell

Guiller­mo del Toro final­ly realis­es his long-ges­tat­ing pas­sion project, with charm­ing results.

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Review

Nightmare Alley

by Leila Latif

The great Guiller­mo del Toro returns with this deli­cious­ly-dark tale of a cir­cus huck­ster who takes things too far.

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Review

The Shape of Water

by Matt Thrift

Guiller­mo del Toro’s lat­est is a fairy tale for grown-ups with a cinephile twist – it may be his most per­fect con­fec­tion to date.

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Crimson Peak

by David Jenkins

Guiller­mo del Toro’s lux­u­ri­ant Goth­ic romance is the full cin­e­mat­ic package.

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Pacific Rim

by David Jenkins

Guiller­mo del Toro’s epic homage to clas­sic-era mon­ster movies is a tri­umph of con­sum­mate design and old school romanticism.

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